"Cowgirl Eyes"

[LCK]

Been away for a while. Got a new computer, which makes it much easier for me to surf and post...

 

Here's something I wrote a few years back. I'm thinking of working on it a little more.

 

 

"Cowgirl Eyes"

 

1.

A desert wind came blowin’ through the canyon,

stirrin’ up the embers of my fire,

and the mem’ry of a long ago companion,

in a dusty dream still driven by desire.

 

With every gust I hear your low voice callin’.

I pull my bedroll close and try to sleep.

But up above the August stars are fallin’

in a midnight sky almost as dark and deep

 

Chorus:

as your cowgirl eyes, your cowgirl eyes.

I can almost see you lookin’ at me

under starry western skies

with your cowgirl eyes.

 

 

2.

All the broken roads that came between us,

all the burning bridges that we crossed,

the new loves who have never truly seen us,

can’t replace the [innocence] we lost.

 

Like two leaves caught in the Colorado

our reckless hearts were swept away by love

till all that’s left behind’s the fading shadow

and the disappearing image of

 

Chorus:

your cowgirl eyes, your cowgirl eyes.

I can almost see you lookin’ at me

under starry western skies

with your cowgirl eyes.

 

 

Break:

I don’t know what this outlaw life is provin'.

I just know I’ve got to keep on movin’.

 

 

3.

Who knows why we follow our emotions

down twisting trails that aren’t on any chart?

Who hasn’t felt the pull of hidden oceans

or drowned within the pounding human heart.

 

Sometimes I wonder why I even bother

thinkin' of the past and all that jazz.

A boy is bound to look just like his father.

But if it’s a girl, here’s hoping that she has

 

Chorus:

your cowgirl eyes

I can almost see her lookin’ at me

under starry western skies

with your cowgirl eyes.

 

[Delmont]

Well, you have the words together, including a smart ending. Now for some cool chordage!

[Tullsterx]

These lyrics did a good job of putting me in that place and state of mind. Nice imagery, I could really see and feel the experience of lying under the stars while being on the trail. The one line that pulled me out of that place was "all that jazz." Upon reading that line I was suddenly in a vaudeville show. I might experiment with some other phrase that rhymes with "has."

 

 

[LCK]

The one line that pulled me out of that place was "all that jazz."

 

Good point. I always wondered if that was a bit too much out of character.

[LCK]

Maybe something like this for the last verse:

 

 

I doubt I’ll ever lose the urge to wander.

I still regret the battles that we fought.

They say a boy may seek the wild blue yonder

but if it’s a girl, here’s hoping that she’s got...

 

Chorus:

...your cowgirl eyes, your cowgirl eyes.

I can almost see her lookin’ at me

under starry western skies

with your cowgirl eyes.

 

[Tullsterx]

Yes. I think it adds another dimension. Previous verses didn't mention the "urge to wander" and I think it suggests he's kinda moving on, but with a more adventurous/positive vibe than "Sometimes I wonder why I even bother."

 

I like that last verse a lot, and much better.

[LCK]

Yes. I think it adds another dimension. Previous verses didn't mention the "urge to wander" and I think it suggests he's kinda moving on' date=' but with a more adventurous/positive vibe than "Sometimes I wonder why I even bother."

 

I like that last verse a lot, and much better.

 

Thanks, I appreciate it! I wasn't sure...

[tbry]

Very well done...the 1st two verses and chorus told me enough...the third felt like it could be the start of an entirely new song...the last line though had a nice move into the chorus.

[LCK]

I doubt I’ll ever lose the urge to wander.

You’ve settled down and found your cozy spot.

If it’s a boy he’ll seek the wild blue yonder.

If it’s a girl, here’s hoping that she’s got...

 

your cowgirl eyes, your cowgirl eyes.

I can almost see

her lookin' at me

under starry western skies

with your cowgirl eyes.